PhD in Cosmological Simulations and Galactic Archaeology of the Local Group University of Groningen in Netherlands

This PhD project focuses on understanding how the Milky Way and its nearest neighbours formed, and on placing the Local Group in a cosmological context. The work sits at the intersection of galactic archaeology , astrophysics , and cosmological modelling , using the fossil record of stars in the Milky Way, M31, and their satellites to reconstruct their assembly histories. You will co-develop a sophisticated suite of Local Group models and use new initial conditions from the team’s recent technol...

This fellowship is offered by the Centro de Investigação em Astronomia/Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (CAUP) at the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) in Porto. The selected PhD student will join one of IA’s research groups and participate in the institute’s research programs in astronomy and astrophysics. The position sits within a broad scientific environment spanning several active themes, including the detection and characterization of other Earths, the study of stars, ...

Targeted Simons Research Group on Dark Matter Dynamics at Princeton University invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate position, with possible consideration at a more senior rank. The project focuses on building a theoretical framework that connects particle physics models of dark matter with new forces to galactic predictions. The successful candidate will contribute research that links numerical simulations, dark matter phenomenology, and current and future observations. Thi...

The Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology Group in the Physics Department at King's College London is recruiting for two postdoctoral positions starting in October 2027. The appointments sit within a research environment that brings together work on beyond-the-Standard-Model particle physics, collider phenomenology, and LHC physics, alongside projects at the interface of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. The advertised themes also include gravitational-wave physics, with an emp...

The Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Waterloo is inviting applications for McDonald Institute Theory Fellowships and McDonald Institute CITA Theory Fellowships in theoretical astroparticle physics and cosmology . The fellowship is based at the WCA, where the successful fellow will work with members of the centre and engage with its broader research environment spanning theoretical, computational and observational astrophysics and cosmology. Named WCA researchers mentioned in...